CFTC to Host Cryptocurrency CEO Forum to Discuss Digital Asset Market Pilot Program

According to Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation stated that key oil facilities were attacked by Iran, resulting in multiple injuries and heavy losses.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard stated that two Iranian missiles successfully breached the defense of multiple "Patriot" missiles. At least two Iranian ballistic missiles struck an air base in Jordan. Although the number of ballistic missiles Iran launched was relatively small, the success rate of its attacks has steadily increased over the past few days.

Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, stated in a post that the corporate organizational structure allows people to collaborate around a shared mission within a legal framework, while operating with higher efficiency, transparency, credibility, scale, resilience, and sustainability. For Bitcoin to become a global monetary network, corporate adoption is not only necessary, but also an inevitable and welcome development trend.

According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, Apple Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are in preliminary settlement negotiations over an antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024 that accuses Apple of violating U.S. antitrust laws. The sources said the two sides are currently in active discussions, though there is no guarantee a final settlement agreement will be reached. As of now, no trial date has been set for the case.

According to CCTV News, local time on the 18th, Israeli military sources said the U.S. is set to deploy dozens of additional aerial refueling tankers to Israeli military air bases instead of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. The Israeli military stated that the move aims to minimize disruptions to civilian air transport. Earlier, Israel’s Ministry of Transport had capped the number of U.S. military tankers stationed at Ben Gurion International Airport at 20 to ease interference with civilian flights during the summer peak travel season. The Israeli military added that the decision to deploy the tankers at Israeli air bases was made by the U.S., and was coordinated with the Israeli military to allow the Israeli Air Force to prepare in advance.

According to on-chain data, Cedric, founder of Flap, purchased STOCKCAT (SCAT), a meme coin issued by the Flap platform in the Robinhood Chain ecosystem. STOCKCAT (SCAT) is a community-driven meme project built on Robinhood Chain, blending meme stock culture and on-chain asset narratives. BlockBeats warns that meme coins are highly volatile, primarily driven by market sentiment, community hype and narratives, and lack stable fundamental support, urging investors to exercise caution.